“Spring Has Sprung” is the topic for the 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, meeting of the Ozaukee Master Gardeners at the Ozaukee County Administration Center.

Kate Redmond, a local teacher and interpretive naturalist, will discuss what triggers plant growth and animal activity, why spring is a critical time of year for plant and animal populations, how plants and animals emerge from a Wisconsin winter and why and how birds migrate from the vernal equinox to the summer solstice

Our block of Grand Avenue has gardeners galore. Snow may still be covering the ground, but we’re already comparing plant orders and showing off seedlings. That’s why Friday found me leading a parade down to our basement laundry-cum-plant room.

Basketball would be a natural topic of conversation around the dinner table at the Brian and Terri Miller household in Saukville.

Brian has been the men’s coach at the Milwaukee School of Engineering the past 14 years and this year was named conference coach of the year. Terri has served as director of the Port Hoops Club and coach one of the girls’ teams the past three seasons.